2026-04-21 17:37 UTC
@pleia2@floss.social Yes, I don't count my midrange experience as mainframe. I just meant that a lot of what we take for granted doesn't apply in i, z, etc. I tweaked the wording to make the distinction more clear.
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@lopta@mastodon.social 2026-04-21 17:44
@pleia2@floss.social I doubt I'll ever get to work on IBM mainframe, midrange or storage systems again professionally but I did manage to SYSGEN and IPL an emulated System/3.
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@pleia2@floss.social 2026-04-21 17:45
@lopta@mastodon.social Oh yeah, 100% agree! And vice versa, I've worked with a lot of mainframe folks as they step into the Linux world, and I've come to realize there's a lot more DIY over here, especially when it comes to security. They think we're nuts, and have too many options 😂